高中英语选修10Unit4Learningefficiently词语学习.docx

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高中英语选修10Unit4Learningefficiently词语学习

2019-2020年高中英语选修10Unit4Learningefficiently词语学习

PartTwo:

TeachingResources

Section3:

WordsandexpressionsfromUnit4Learningefficiently

efficient

adj.doingsthwellandthoroughlywithnowasteoftime,money,orenergy:

anefficientsecretaryefficientheatingequipmenttheefficientuseofenergyWeofferafast,friendlyandefficientservice.Aswegetolder,ourbodiesbeelessefficientatburningupcalories.fuel-efficientcars（=thatdonotusemuchfuel）

endeavour

noun[U,C]（formal）anattempttodosth,especiallysthnewordifficult:

Pleasemakeeveryendeavourtoarriveontime.advancesinthefieldofscientificendeavourThemanagerisexpectedtousehisorherbestendeavourstopromotetheartist’scareer.Thepublicbombardedthepanywithplaintsinanendeavourtohavethepriceincreasesrevoked.

verb[vtoinf]（formal）totryveryhardtodosth;strive:

Iwillendeavourtodomybestformycountry.

petent

adj.~（todosth）

1.havingenoughskillorknowledgetodosthwellortothenecessarystandard:

Makesurethefirmispetenttocarryoutthework.He’sverypetentinhiswork.Idon’tfeelpetenttoment.2.havingthepowertodecidesth:

thecasewasreferredtoapetentauthority

digest

verb

1.whenyoudigestfood,oritdigests,itischangedintosubstancesthatyourbodycanuse:

[vn]Humanscannotdigestplantssuchasgrass.[v]Youshouldallowalittletimeafteramealforthefoodtodigest.2.[vn]tothinkaboutsthsothatyoufullyunderstandit:

Hepaused,waitingforhertodigesttheinformation.

nounashortreportcontainingthemostimportantfactsofalongerreportorpieceofwriting;acollectionofshortreports:

amonthlynewsdigest

adopt

verb

CHILD

1.totakesbelse’schildintoyourfamilyandbeeitslegalparent（s）:

[v]acampaigntoencouragechildlesscouplestoadopt[vn]toadoptachildShewasforcedtohaveherbabyadopted.

METHOD

2.[vn]tostarttouseaparticularmethodortoshowaparticularattitudetowardssb/sth:

Allthreeteamsadopteddifferentapproachestotheproblem.

SUGGESTION

3.[vn]toformallyacceptasuggestionorpolicybyvoting:

toadoptaresolutionThecouncilisexpectedtoadoptthenewpolicyatitsnextmeeting.

NEWNAME/COUNTRY

4.[vn]tochooseanewname,acountry,acustom,etc.andbegintouseitasyourown:

toadoptaname/title/languageEarlyChristiansinEuropeadoptedmanyofthepracticesoftheolder,paganreligions.

WAYOFBEHAVING

5.[vn]（formal）touseaparticularmanner,wayofspeaking,expression,etc.:

Headoptedanairofindifference.

CANDIDATE

6[vn]~sb（assth）（BrE,politics）tochoosesbasacandidateinanelectionorasarepresentative:

ShewasadoptedasparliamentarycandidateforWoodGreen.

preview

noun

1.anoccasionatwhichyoucanseeafilm/movie,ashow,etc.beforeitisshowntothegeneralpublic:

apresspreview（=forjournalistsonly）aspecialpreviewofourwinterfashioncollection2.adescriptioninanewspaperoramagazinethattellsyouaboutafilm/movie,atelevisionprogramme,etc.beforeitisshowntothepublic:

Turntopage12forapreviewofnextweek’sprogrammes.

verb[vn]

1.toseeafilm/movie,atelevisionprogramme,etc.beforeitisshowntothegeneralpublicandwriteanaccountofitforanewspaperormagazine:

Theexhibitionwaspreviewedinlastweek’sissue.2.（especiallyNAmE）togivesbashortaccountofsththatisgoingtohappen,bestudied,etc.:

Theprofessorpreviewedthecourseforus.

frequent

adj.happeningordoingsthoften:

Heisafrequentvisitortothiscountry.Hercallsbecamelessfrequent.Thereisafrequentbusserviceintothecentreoftown.Howfrequentisthisword（=howoftendoesitoccurinthelanguage）?

verb[vn]（formal）tovisitaparticularplaceoften:

Wemetinalocalbarmuchfrequentedbystudents.lessfrequentedroads

assess

verb

1.~sb/sth（assth）tomakeajudgementaboutthenatureorqualityofsb/sth:

[vn]It’sdifficulttoassesstheeffectsofthesechanges.toassessapatient’sneedsInterviewsallowyoutoassessthesuitabilityofcandidates.Theyoungmenwereassessedaseithersafeorunsafedrivers.I’dassessyourchancesaslow.[vwh-]Themitteeassesseswhetherabuildingisworthpreserving.Wearetryingtoassesshowwellthesystemworks.2.[vn]~sth（atsth）tocalculatetheamountorvalueofsth;estimate:

Theyhaveassessedtheamountofpensationtobepaid.Damagetothebuildingwasassessedat£40000.

consult

verb

1.~sb（aboutsth）togotosbforinformationoradvice:

[vn]Ifthepaincontinues,consultyourdoctor.Haveyouconsultedyourlawyeraboutthis?

[v]aconsultingengineer（=onewhohasexpertknowledgeandgivesadvice）2.~（with）sb（about/onsth）todiscusssthwithsbtogettheirpermissionforsth,ortohelpyoumakeadecision:

[vn]Youshouldn’thavedoneitwithoutconsultingme.Iexpecttobeconsultedaboutmajorissues.[v]Ineedtoconsultwithmycolleaguesontheproposals.3.[vn]tolookinoratsthtogetinformation;referto:

Heconsultedthemanual.

shabby

adj.（shabbier,shabbiest）

1.（ofbuildings,clothes,objects,etc.）inpoorconditionbecausetheyhavebeenusedalot;scruffy:

Theoutsideofthehousewasbeginningtolookshabby.SheworeshabbyoldjeansandaT-shirt.2.（ofaperson）badlydressedinclothesthathavebeenwornalot;scruffy:

Theoldmanwasshabbyandunkempt.3.（ofbehaviour）unfairorunreasonable;shoddy:

Shetriedtomakeupforhershabbytreatmentofhim.ashabbyaffairItwasashabbywaytotreatvisitors.

shabbilyadv.:

shabbilydressedIthinkyouwereveryshabbilytreated.

acute

adj.

1.veryseriousorsevere:

Thereisanacuteshortageofwater.acutepaintheworld’sacuteenvironmentalproblemspetitionforjobsisacute.ThescandalwasanacuteembarrassmentforthePresident.2.anacuteillnessisonethathasquicklybeesevereanddangerous:

acuteappendicitis3.（ofthesenses）verysensitiveandwelldeveloped:

Dogshaveanacutesenseofsmell.4.intelligentandquicktonoticeandunderstandthings:

Heisanacuteobserverofthesocialscene.Herjudgementisacute.

currency

noun（pl.-ies）

1.[C,U]thesystemofmoneythatacountryuses:

tradinginforeigncurrenciesasingleEuropeancurrencyYou’llneedsomecashinlocalcurrencybutyoucanalsouseyourcreditcard.hardcurrency.2.[U]thefactthatsthisusedoracceptedbyalotofpeople:

Theterm‘post-industrial’nowhaswidecurrency.Thequalificationhasgainedcurrencyallovertheworld.

acquisition

noun

1.[U]theactofgettingsth,especiallyknowledge,askill,etc.:

theoriesofchildlanguageacquisition2.[C]somethingthatsbbuystoaddtowhattheyalreadyown,usuallysthvaluable:

Hislatestacquisitionisaracehorse.Themoneywillbespentonacquisitionsfortheuniversitylibrary.3.[C,U]（business）apany,pieceofland,etc.boughtbysb,especiallyanotherpany;theactofbuyingit:

TheyhavemadeacquisitionsinseveralEUcountries.theacquisitionofsharesbyemployeesThegrouphasannounceditsfirstoverseasacquisition:

asuccessfulsoftwarepany.

resemble

verb[vn][nopassive]（notusedintheprogressivetenses）tolooklikeorbesimilartoanotherpersonorthing:

Shecloselyresembleshersister.Somanyhotelsresembleeachother.Theplantresemblesgrassinappearance

tend

verb

1.[vtoinf]tobelikelytodosthortohappeninaparticularwaybecausethisiswhatoftenorusuallyhappens:

Womentendtolivelongerthanmen.WhenI’mtired,Itendtomakemistakes.Ittendstogetverycoldhereinthewinter.Peopletendtothinkthattheproblemwillneveraffectthem.2.[v]~（to/towardssth）totakeaparticulardirectionoroftenhaveaparticularquality:

Hisviewstendtowardstheextreme.Priceshavetendeddownwardsoverrecentyears.3.~（to）sb/sthtocareforsb/sth:

[vn]ashepherdtendinghissheep.Doctorsandnursestendedtheinjured.well-tendedgardens[v]Ambulancecrewsweretendingtotheinjured.

4.[vn]（NAmE）toservecustomersinastore,bar,etc.:

HehadajobtendingbarinSanFrancisco.

messy

adj.（messier,messiest）

1.dirtyand/oruntidy:

Thehousewasalwaysmessy.Thechildrengotreallymessyplayinginthewoods.2.makingsb/sthdirtyand/oruntidy:

Itwasamessyjob.3.（ofasituation）unpleasant,confusedordifficulttodealwith:

Thedivorcewaspainfulandmessy.

tiresome

adj.makingyoufeelannoyedannoying:

Buyingahousecanbeaverytiresomebusiness.Thechildrenwerebeingverytiresome.Idevelopedatiresomecoughthatkeptmeawakeallnight.

vague

adj.（vaguer,vaguest）

1.notclearinaperson’smind:

tohaveavagueimpression/memory/recollectionofsthTheyhadonlyavagueideawheretheplacewas.2.~（aboutsth）nothavingorgivingenoughinformationordetailsaboutsth:

She’salittlevagueaboutherplansfornextyear.Thepoliticiansmadevaguepromisesabouttaxcuts.Hewasaccusedofbeingdeliberatelyvague.Wehadonlyavaguedescriptionoftheattacker.Heoutlinedthepolicyinvagueterms.3.（ofaperson’sbehaviour）suggestingalackofclearthoughtorattention;absent-minded:

Hisvaguemannerconcealedabrilliantmind.4.nothavingaclearshape;indistinct:

Inthedarknesstheycouldseethevagueoutlineofachurch.

concrete

adj.

1.madeofconcrete:

aconcretefloor2.basedonfacts,notonideasorguesses:

concreteevidence/proposals/proof‘It’sonlyasuspicion,’shesaid,‘nothingconcrete.’Itiseasiertothinkinconcretetermsratherthanintheabstract.

noun[U]buildingmaterialthatismadebymixingtogethercement,sand,smallstonesandwater:

aslab